Manufacturing Process Engineer

Mustad•Forest Lake, MN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The successful candidate will improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) across production operations by increasing efficiency, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. This individual will develop and implement process strategies, coordinate process resources, optimize existing manufacturing processes, and support reliability-centered maintenance practices. The candidate will demonstrate Mustad values by working respectfully and collaboratively with colleagues to deliver quality products and support organizational success.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a related engineering discipline.
3–5 years of relevant professional experience.
2–3 years of process-engineering experience in field operations, process design and engineering, process optimization, standard operating procedure development, and reliability analysis.
Knowledge of Solidworks or other modeling software.
Problem solving skills.
Advanced technical skills.
Analytical thinker.
Highly self-motivated.
Adaptable to change.
Excellent work ethic.
Well organized with a strong aptitude for details.
Able to read, understand, analyze, and problem-solve mechanical and electrical drawings.
Able to work independently and accurately with minimal supervision.
Outstanding computer skills MS office, and data analysis, PowerBI and others.
Demonstrated experience applying reliability-centered maintenance principles, including asset criticality analysis and failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), to select technically appropriate and cost-effective preventive, predictive, or run-to-failure strategies.
Familiarity with Quality, health, environmental and safety regulations.
Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
Must work well in a team environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with heavy equipment engineering such as close-die, hot forge, designing tooling, Lathes and CNCs.
Spanish fluency verbally.
Power BI, Statistics fluency, Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma.

Responsibilities

Provide supervisors and staff with technical support related to 3D CAD modeling and drawings, robotics, closed-die hot forging, machine-shop operations, and related manufacturing processes.
Share best practices and evaluate proposed process machinery by preparing return-on-investment analyses and recommendations.
Conduct and/or participate in design reviews for new products and new process projects.
Support R&D in integrating new technologies and machinery into the manufacturing environment.
Assist in assessment of existing manufacturing methods and research new technologies for improving the capabilities of current processes.
Perform risk analyses, design and test processes, create reports to convey results and outcomes; troubleshoot and resolve or suggest resolution for process concerns.
Develop, maintain, and update standardized operating instructions including data analysis for supporting the decision-making process.
Improve all electromechanical processes integrated with robotics through zero failure analysis and other improvement techniques.
Apply statistical methods when evaluating manufacturing processes and improvement projects.
Establish and improve condition-monitoring and reliability programs using equipment history, failure data, and performance indicators such as MTBF, MTTR, and planned maintenance effectiveness to optimize maintenance tasks and prevent recurring failures.
Lead root cause failure analyses and defect-elimination initiatives for chronic or high-consequence equipment failures, translating findings into corrective actions and confirming sustained improvement through reliability metrics.
Perform other duties as requested or assigned.